Raymond Didier

Raymond Ernest Didier (January 17, 1920 – March 9, 1978) was an American football coach, baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the Southwestern Louisiana Institute—now known as University of Louisiana at Lafayette from 1951 to 1956, tallying a mark of 29–27–2.[1] Didier was also the head baseball coach at Southwestern Louisiana from 1948 to 1956, Louisiana State University from 1957 to 1963 and Nicholls State University from 1964 to 1973, amassing a career college baseball record of 458–311–4.[1] Didier served as the athletic director at Nicholls State from 1963 to 1978.[1]

Raymond Didier
Biographical details
Born(1920-01-17)January 17, 1920
Marksville, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedMarch 9, 1978(1978-03-09) (aged 58)
Jefferson, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1938–1939Southwestern Louisiana
1946Southwestern Louisiana
Baseball
1939Southwestern Louisiana
1940Port Arthur Tarpons
1946–1947Southwestern Louisiana
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1948–1950Southwestern Louisiana (ends)
1951–1956Southwestern Louisiana
1957–1962LSU (asst.)
Baseball
1948–1956Southwestern Louisiana
1957–1963LSU
1964–1973Nicholls State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1963–1978Nicholls State
Head coaching record
Overall29–27–2 (football)
458–311–4 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
SLI: 1 Gulf States (1952)
Baseball
SLI: 5 Gulf States, LSU: 1 SEC (1961), NSU: 1 Gulf States

Accolades

Ray E. Didier Field on the campus of Nicholls State University is named after him.[2] Didier is a member of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.[3]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs (Gulf States Conference) (1951–1956)
1951 Southwestern Louisiana 6–43–23rd
1952 Southwestern Louisiana 5–2–23–0–2T–1st
1953 Southwestern Louisiana 4–72–4T–4th
1954 Southwestern Louisiana 5–44–2T–2nd
1955 Southwestern Louisiana 5–43–34th
1956 Southwestern Louisiana 4–61–46th
Southwestern Louisiana: 29–27–216–15–2
Total:29–27–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

[1]

Baseball
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs (Gulf States Conference) (1948–1956)
1948 Southwestern Louisiana 18–912–32nd
1949 Southwestern Louisiana
1950 Southwestern Louisiana 20–716–31st
1951 Southwestern Louisiana
1952 Southwestern Louisiana
1953 Southwestern Louisiana 10–15
1954 Southwestern Louisiana 11–13
1955 Southwestern Louisiana 15–12
1956 Southwestern Louisiana
Southwestern Louisiana: 137–78 (.637)
LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1957–1963)
1957 LSU 8–116–88th
1958 LSU 14–119–64th
1959 LSU 16–177–93rd (West)
1960 LSU 15–146–94th (West)
1961 LSU 20–511–41st (West)
1962 LSU 15–11–18–7–12nd (West)
1963 LSU 16–109–72nd (West)
LSU: 104–79–1 (.568)56–50–1 (.528)
Nicholls State Colonels (NCAA College Division independent) (1964–1965)
1964 Nicholls State 14–13independent
1965 Nicholls State 17–14–1independent
Nicholls State Colonels (Gulf States Conference) (1966–1971)
1966 Nicholls State 13–18–19–11–16th
1967 Nicholls State 18–1411–114th
1968 Nicholls State 18–17–111–10–13rd
1969 Nicholls State 28–1315–92nd
1970 Nicholls State 35–1914–82nd
1971 Nicholls State 25–1910–145th
Nicholls State Colonels (Gulf South Conference) (1972–1973)
1972 Nicholls State 25–14
1973 Nicholls State 24–1310–31st W.Div.
Nicholls State: 217–154–3 (.584)80–66–2 (.547)
Total:458–311–4 (.595)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

[1][4][5][6]

References
  1. "Longtime college coach Raymond Didier joins his brother Mel in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame". theadvocate.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  2. St. Germain, Brent (July 15, 2011). "Didier Shaped Nicholls Athletics, Many Lives". Houma Today. Archived from the original on January 13, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
  3. "Raymond Didier". lasportshall.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  4. "2019 Louisiana Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). ragincajuns.com. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  5. "2018 LSU Baseball Official Yearbook". lsusports.net. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  6. "2013 Nicholls State Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
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